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If you Google "Antiquarian Notes" you can see a list of people living in Beauly around that time. I am a descendent of the McLeans of Beauly (and before that, Bencharan [now Beannacharan]. Interestingly the McLeans were rounded up at one point and accused of witchcraft (both men and women). They were tenants on the land for a couple of centuries and it was the only way to evict them as no legal means could be found. They were tortured and a husband of one of the accused wrote to the Clan McLean chief all the way at Mull, who was 17 years old and only in his first year of independent rule, and you can read the Chief's letter online demanding their release. It's quite good. And they were released. So maybe we can thank a 17th century teenager for being alive today.